User talk:Mpatel61/sandbox

This is a great contribution! I concur with the reviewers' comments below. In addition, I am wondering about the placement of the citations in the article. The in text citations should follow immediately the section of the text where they are discussed. As written I don't understand the separate paragraphs. Please contact me if you have questions or require further clarification. Great work! --Amille75 (talk) 05:12, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Comments (written by Nishita Kumar)

a) (1) I really like how you started out with general information about the growth of Hordeum Bulbosum, and then went into specific ways that it can be better grown for domestication! (2) I think some terms in there are a little confusing for readers who are unfamiliar with this material. For example, more information could be provided on what an EST-derived PCR marker is.

b) (1) Sometimes you switch from present-tense to past-tense, so keep an eye out for consistent verbs! I also think that there can be more commas added to your sentences, to separate some individual phrases and prevent it from being a run-on.

c) (1) There are five references, and they are all from scientific journals! I think you should check the date for your first reference, however, I think an error is showing up for that one. (2) For the date that the journal article was published in, I think you just need to put the year in the parentheses. The volume number for the journal also does not need to be bolded. (3) I think your in-text citations accidentally got placed underneath each sentence, so see if you can line them up within the sentence! Also, I think you should add more in-text citations to your big paragraph in the beginning, so it's easier to see what journal articles the information came from!

Comments by Abby Schneller

When you mention where it can be found, it is a little bit of a jump to say specifically the state of California but then list generally all of Southern Europe and Australia, so I would at least preface the California part by saying it is within the western United States or try to find more specific locations within Europe and Australia. I really like how direct and factual your statements are. One change I would make is to try and make the sentences flow a little better by joining some of the shorter sentences and including more transitions words. What does it mean when you say that it is in 'plant form'? I would define that. Eliminate the phrase "another basic fact" just because it takes away from the hard science aspect of the paper, which so far you have done a very good job of maintaining. It just makes it sound a little less professional. When you start talking about the introgression aspect, it can be a confusing topic so just try to clarify the different aspects of the research that has been done and list specifically how that research is helping to improve the plant. Overall the content is very good, just work on making things clear and having the sentences flow a little better with added commas and combining sentences here and there.